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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

New Window Shades, ali ready for use.
New Rugs,
Now Table DamaskS,
Now Napkins and Towels.
Nov Bobineb Mosquito Bars,
Now Lace Curtains,
Now Lace Bed Sets.
All very low Mt :. MINEE'S.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

Ting. a.iing. This is not a chestnut
bell. We are simply calling the Super
intendent of Public Education, the
Auditor, the Treasurer and the State
Board of Education to books.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

Judge Moncure would be the most
acceptable men In the State tc the
Democratic party and to all factions In
the party for Governor if both Nc
Enery and Nichols were dropped.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23
Cameron.

The Building and Loan Association
is bearing good fruit. 1t is stimulating
wage earners-clerks and the like, men
with families-to save money and to
build homes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

An entire new line of Dress Goods iu~,
received by Express. such as
Terry Clo.h,
luUwuu~,
silks.
Special new things in Trimmings To- match
Ores; Goods at =. MFNFE'-.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

has been making extensive additions, 10 his
Arr Gallery and Will he ready in Il tow day,
To- mako life size portraits lrHm negatives
at very low rates,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

Bonaventure is disappointed in the
State Sup'inten'ent of Public Educa-
tion.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-23

No papers are published in the par.
ishes of Washington, st. Helena and
Cameron, ,tg
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
County Finaces.

An abstract of the annual statement
of the County Commissioners Is pub
lished in this issue of the JOURNAL.
The county debt which has exercised
tax payers more than any other sub
iect. at the beginning of the-ycar was
ST.. 347 80, for which has been provided
for in the levy $25 ,003,00 which will
leave the actual debt $5t ,254 80.
The new system of collecting take:
proves to be a great saving over the
old method, and is highly commended
by the clerk to the commissioners, who
says of It,
"'Phe new system of receiving anG
disbursing taxes has been operated sue
cessfully in every detail. The whole
am cunt levied was paid into the treas
ury within the time required by law
and although number of bills were
placed in the hands of the Sheriff, only
two small properties were sold by tina
officer, In both cases the owners gavt
their free concurrence and preferred tha
the sales be made. The total levy fol
State and County taxes was $i37,
794.73. The Treasurer received $780,
l65. 80; The Sheriff $2,2l6.63, and th'
balance IL accounted for in discount;
and reductions allowed,
The large increase in discountai;
alone strong proof Of the appreciation
In which the system is held by the tax
payer and the promptness with which
they awaited Themselves ofthe opportu
nifty to tighten their burden. Thi.
benefit was not secured alone by thos'
indebted for large amounts. A very
considerable number of persons owing
small sums came forward buring th'
discount months and settled theil
BILL"
The expense of collecting the tax in
1885, the last year under the distric
collector system amounted to 5,071 .O3
In 1886, the first year under the pres
ent system the coat was 81, 1883, which
should be less in future years, or dog
tax treasurer Moore collected Sls49
The year previous the tax collected
from this source was 81, 1921,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12

Awarded First Premium and Gold Medal Industrial and
tenni Exposition Orleans LASTING months
This leading
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Meetings Of County Commissioners

The regular meetings of the COUNT
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Col
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Board.
Persons having claims against the
county will please file the same In the
Commissioners office, with o legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargesdble to the same.
BY order. JOHN S. ROSSELL, Clerk
Commissioners Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Friday, August LIZ, 1887
Roads Again.

Il good road reform would be t.,
commence shutting up one fourth o.
the by.way roads in this county
The next chapter in the new roao
gospel would be to construct on,
thoroughly good road running
through the centre Of the county eas
and westerly, and crossing this mail
thoroughfare with three or four roads
of similar construction at as nearly
right angles as possible. Let thu
county keep these piked roads j..
the most thorough condition, and the
property owners who live on tbs
short semi private roads keep then
in repair at their own expense, the
property being made to contribute t.
that fund by legal equitable assess
ment, and the parties who contribut-
ed to these by road funds have the
entire management Of the funds and
roaiis in their divisions. If roaG
law embodying the above provisions
were got through the Legislature. wi
special commission to carry the
act into effect, composed of an engi-
neer and two assistants, after the
change had been effected, about $1,000
per annum Of general road tax would
suffice, and the intolerable bone OF
contention and load stone Of the
trading politician would be for ever
relegated to the limbo of oblivion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Treasurer's Notice,

In pursuance of Act of Assembly
passed January Session 1886, Chapter
$40, the undersigned, Treasurer of Ceci
County, hereby gives notice that, fol
the purpose of receiving the
State, County, and Dog Taxes
in said county, for the year 1887, he
will sit In the several Election Dis
triets, as follows: :.
August 18th and llth--At the County
Commissioners Office In Elkton
Third District.
August 18th and 15th-At George 8
WoOlley's Office, Chesapeake City, Sec
end District.
August 10th and 17th-At Patrick
Anderson q, Cecilton, First District.
August 18th and 19th-At Henry
Hess, Fair Hill, Fourth District.
August Goth and 22nd-At r. L.
Thomas, North East, Fifth District.
August 2Srd and 24-At Jerome kim.
BELLS, Rising Sun, Sixth District.
August 25th and 26th--At E. P
Brickley!s, Port Deposit, Seventh Dis.
trict.
August 9th and 29th-At J. J. Ben.
nett's, Mount Pleasant, Eighth Dist.
August oUIu huu OI6t--AI - harvey
Clark's Calvert, N inth District.
Between the hours Of 9 A. NJ. and p. NJ
AS the law provides, Disc on mt OF
: per cent will be allowed on all State
and County Taxes paid before Septem
Der LIST.
Tax. payers will please take notice
that Taxes will be due and payable on
September LIST, and that on all pills I'M
paid on January lat interest will be
charged and collected from Septem Der
lst. After January lat delinquents
will be warned that unless settlement
in full be made before April 1st, the
claims against chem will be
of the county, who shall proceed to
seize their property and dispose of the
same to pay the Taxes due, with the
charges thereon, and all costs of sale.
Dogs and Shuts, whose owners have no
other property, will be killed.
The Treasurer would, therefore, re-
specially urge all Taxpayers to pay
promptly, and. If possible, in time to
obtain the benefits OF the discount.
CHARLES E. MOORE,
Treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
The Prohibition Ticket.

The prohibitionists assembled al
Glyndon Camp. meeting nominal
ed the following Estate ticket.
For Governor-Summerfield Bald
win, of Baltimore City.
For Comptrcller--Thomas +
Wright, of Dorchester county.
For Attorney General-James Pol
lard, of Baltimore city.
THE PLATFORM.
After the nominations had been
made Mr.. David w. Glass, chairman
of the committee on platform, report
ed as follows:
(Our space being limited we give
such portions of the Platform as CON
tain the substance Of the declaration
of the convention. The second res
olution declares.
Second-We believe the ,manufac-
ture importation and sale Of alcohol
ic beverage should be prohibited.
Third--We believe that prohibition
to be effective, must be by -constitu-
tional and statutory enactment, ma
tional in scope.
Fourth-We believe that men who
sell their votes, and men who direct
|ly or Indirectly buy votes, or cor
rupt voters, should be disfanchis ed
and forever prevented from exercising
the right of suffrage.
Fifth-We believe that as tine man
ufacturer is protected by restriction
ON imported goods the wage worker
should be protected by laws which
will prevent the importation or slim
ulation Of foreign pauper labor.
Sixth-We favor such amendments
to our naturalization laws as will con
duce to an intelligent suffrage.
Seventh-We believe that the over
bearing attitude of great corporations
to the public generally, and the tend
|ency to exalt property at the ex-
pense of manhood should be checked
by the abrogation Of laws bearing
|unequally upon labor and capital and
the enactment OF laws providing, frs,
for arbitration in cases where labor
and capital are supposed to be in
conflict: second, for adequate appro
priations to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics; third. preventing further
grants of public lands to railroads
spectators or other parties than act
ual settlers.
Eighth-To protect the people
against the unjust charges and dis
termination in freight and passenger
rates by railroad and steamboat cor.
porations within the limits Of oul
state.
Ninth-To exact equal taxation
and prevent discrimination between
manufacturing and agricultural inter
ests of the state.
Tenth-We favor the proposed
state constitutional convention and
declare that the most importantques
ton that can be considered by that
body is that of the absolute prohibit
lion of the liquor traffic.
To the establishment of these prin
ciples the Prohibition party of Mary
| land pledges its life, its fortunes and
its sacred honor.
Resolutions were also adopted en-.
dorsing the work of the Reform
League to secure fair elections and
also endorsing the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
The above was prepared for last
weeks issue but laid over for wapt
iof room. The platform aside
from its frame work which is Prohi-
bition. is a good one, and shows that
the new party lays hold ON the living
issues which sre making their way tc
the front in spite of the efforts Of
professional politicians to keep them
back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Prospect Of a Third Ticket.

We do not know whether the resolu'
ton, purpose, design or threat, (which
ever of the terms is best suited to ex-
press the sltuation), will be carried out
that if the Republican Convention
which is to meet on the 22nd of the
present month does not nominate g
more satisfactory ticket as a whole
than has been put in the field by the
Democrats, popular convention will
be called and ticket formed composed
of the most suitable men from each
ticket and if sufficient material is moi
found in the two to make one that will
prove satisfactory, other candidates will
be selected from the best in the county
party proclivities of the candidates be-
ing as thoroughly ignored as though
officers We're being selected for manag
ing the business for a corporation OF
individuals.
And what more of a purely dollar
and cent business 10 there In the coun
ty--select any branch you like rs
comparison - than that which con
fronts the County Commissioners
Their duties are a purely dollar and
cent matter with every man who pays
tax, has children to attend school, OIL
who travels or drives oyer the public
roads. To have this business attended
to and executed in the very best man
ner, and with least waste Of funds
most vitality concerns every one; dem
Ocrats, republicans, prohibitionists are
all in the same boat. If one suffers all
suffer. If one party is accommodated
in the best manner, each and all are
There can be no such thing as favorite
ism in this matter beyond few who
receive petty appointments, and the
numbers are comparatively few when
counted and compared with the mass
of the public. This small band of petty
appointees has, however, wasted agreat
deal OF the public's money from time tt
time, and having weak, incompetent
boards of commissioners has enabled
them to inappropriate the public
funds and receive full pay for work
half done. Every Individual of every
party who pays tax wants this practic'
stopped, and the very ablest men mus
be placed at the head of county affair
in order to have it stopped. The con
dition of our tax laws demands tn
ablcst men we can select to serve a
delegates in the legislature. Men VIII
are incorruptible as well as capable
The farm property Of the county AM
State is overtaxed while large amour
of personal and other property is un
dertaxed or not taxed at all. In fac
nearly every officer to be chosen is
much importance. But 1t lie not ut al
impoltant that he shall be of this o
that party, any more than if he wer
being chosen to make an appraisemen
of All estate, act as bank president, cash
Ter or secretary of large busines
which demanded training and quail
fication in what ever special position
he might be called to serve. The ap
plication OF little business sense oil
the part of the public is all that is re
ouired to place our state and count.
affairs in a prosperous condition; ant
in order to apply this much neede'
promoter of prosperity the politica
Tomfoolery that possesses so many o
our otherwise most sensible and usefu
men must be gotten rid of.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12

the Dept. OF Agriculture for their opinion
upon the merits of some of these. and en-
close the reply received that may be of use,
if given wider publicity, to save few whc
may be duped, for the picture book men
will no doubt have these things in their list
AMI be about to solicit orders for these new
fruits at the moderate price of from S1.0O t.
$500 each. These plums. apricots and
mulberrfes are all easily grown, and, if
good, can soon be supplied at the price Of
peach or plum, SO ordinary folks can wait
but find it is largely those who can i'll af-
ford it that are the greatest sufferers by ev
cry new horticultural wonder
Norman j. Coleman will be doing good
work, if he can publish the result of the re-
searches of the Dept. of Agriculture in test
ing new fruits, so that every intelligent
man eau obtain disinterasted reports.
But this will not save those who never
read.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers u few days before Court.
Test: Il. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
STATE and COUNTY TAX LEVY
OF 1897
AT THE
Close Of Business, June 80, 'S7

In pursuance of an Act Of Assembly, pass
ed January Session 1886, Chapter $40, no
lice is hereby given that The County Com
missioners Of Cecil County, at meeting
held by them on June 80, leyied the State
and County Taxes for 1887, as follows-the
rate of State Tax. as fixed by law, being 1s4
cents on each 500 Of the basis of State taxa
ton, and the rate of County Tax, as fixed
by the Commissioners, being so cents on
each 500 of the basis Of County taxation:
STATE TAX. 1924, 465 O6
COUNTY TAX
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12

In pursuance of Act of Assembly
passed January Session 1886, Chapter
$40, the undersigned, Treasurer of Cecil
County, hereby gives notice that, for
the PURPOSE of receiving the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Some Wonderful Now Fruits.

Being constantly in receipt of catalogues.
and special circulars of new fruits, with
glowing descriptions of the came, aud some.
times with beautiful colored plates to por-
tray their merits, felt inclined to write TO
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
Respt.
Washington, u. c. July 10Th 1885,

Washington, d. c. July goth 1887
NJ. Geo. BalderstOn, Colora, Nd. Deai
Sir:-Yours Of the 2Sth inst. requesting in
formation upon Russian Apricots and Mul.
berries, Jap. Plums &c. has been received
at this Dept. and is referred to me for reply
In regard 10 the Russian Apricots; there
is no doubt that they have been lauded by
those who were interested in their sale and
by enthusiasts much more than they merit.
As far as reports of those who have tried
them are concerned, they go to show that
the Rus. Apricots, aie as yet no great &C
QUESTION and not worthy of extended cult
Walton in this country.
The Russian Mulberry has been almos
univ ersally failure in this country from
Michigan to Florida, tho in some Of thu
western treeless regions the rep oris are
moro favorable in regard to it.
Japan Plums are, no donbt valuable
acquisition to our list of plums where they
are hardy. The Kelsey is a very fine
fruit and worthy of cultivation wherever
they are not winter killed. They are fruited
in N. J. and Nd. to some xtent and in favor
able locations may do fairly well with you
Specimens of "Rotan" and "Ogon"-Jap
pl ums-have been received at this Division
from N. J. this season and ara promising
plums; but as 10 their hardness l can mol
state authortatiVely, thou probably they
are not more so than the KELSEY"
We find that the Curculio does attack the
Jap. Plums, thou they seem not to propa-
gate in them to any great extent so far az l
have seen.
Hoping sir, that the above may be salts
factory replies to your questions and that
We may have The pleasure of hearing from
you again in future upon points Of in terest
in fruit culture, &c.
Remain Very Resp. Yours
c. l.. HOPKINS.
Asst. Pomologist to the U. S. Dept. of Ayr.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-12
DIED.

ATWATER-at the residence of her
brother in.law. near Colora, Md,
on 9Th day 18th inst, Cornclia M
Atwatcr, in the 22d year of her age
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
Two Prisoner. Escape.

oi0ry FALLS DAB september Two
prison rs escaped from tte United States
wing OF the Territorial prison here last
eyening-Heny Esm0nd for msi. rob.
0e-y and Ell Powers fuI murder The
latter Has soldier from Fort Meade
They threw a blanket over The head Of d
deputy warden who came TO lock them
up. gagged bound him. and fei wi,h
so and LWo NInchesler riie.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
- OTHERS SEEtS
The Claims Of Another Heroic City for
Hero'- statute.

Hero'- statute.
The following .-takeu from Yesterday .
I.i,I-1 1U0N
here may after All be some doubt a-
90 'he place at which .he monument t0
Genera. Lee should De- erected The
Richmond cifv Council throws 10 least q
doubt upon the claim of that oiiv 90 ho
'he site ~ fhe memorial stone hv refusing
fo make an adequate appropriation in
alb 0f r. Around Petersburg were deye.
.ouei those sublime traits NJ s0li.er-hip
and moral lumless 900 which the highest
fame 0f General Lee must rest Here
then appropriately. on some of those
o.aol-s-ained heights eousecrarei l4 his
genius aud tle ya.0r of hi, soliier--in
sight of tle Ia.t citadel 0f the O0nfeier.
acg-fhe monument might wei. he placed
Auf & the representative, 9f Richmond
shrink from fhe responsibility oreypen-c
$500 feel safe boz p.edging t0r Petersburg
fle spirit tO welcome such 8n honor and
fle money to pay for b. Out upon the
narrow talk 0t calculation Of dollars and
cents in such case We blush t0
know that any argument should be- need-
ed 0r ans reflection ON our capitol c.fy
possible Correct your mistake gentle.
men or give way for PETERSBURG
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09

There d. but little time for talking from
n0w until election iav must be- devoted
90 gathering into our fold every wander
ing brother Let them al come in. there
is room in the old Democratic wigwam
for every man no matter what bis creed
or occupation and only in the Demo
c.a'ic party viii fhe people of Virginia
ever find rest and protection in a.l 0t
their rights Black Replb.icsni-m may
DO for Vermont and 'ho cold Canals h0r.
der. but IN our own -9.id sunny south
stand by tle only party that i- IF tle p-0-
pie and for the people
b. sure and attend a'l the mee..a-- sr-
u1uucei ID this article anl be- ready -o
Do v0rr whole duty.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
rnFcArnoLIc co>yf>rIo>
Omorr- Elected and Columbus. ohio.
..Ir.l.H L. Ill. n..t pI... IL M..lLn.-

Om,rr- Elected. and Columbus. ohio.
selected AS the next Place OF Meeting
NA-WsGIoN September The de.e-
gates ftAe Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union met this morning al 9 O'Clock Zoo
Carol. Hall After The transaction of
routine business fAe [ ni0u preceded o.
taee.eg,.oa VI officers which resulted a-
follows
President NnAae. G'eunan 0f Nor
fold. Va hrst vice president j j.
Belal Kingston Pa second vice pre-i-
dem. Rev Father Vim Walsh VI Mem
...,. Tenn secretary Martin i D.
Griffin Philadelphia treasurer Rev JAS
Henry s. Louis Executive committee
Walter Walsh OF St L0u. Wm H
Kelley, Columbus Ohio VI b Harlow
Alexandria Va
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
N. Naturalization nalln.A-

THE s-ee. rails 4nl .-e lumber .0l tl-
ofhertraca between N.ltA alt Main
streets to a p0.l- -A0r distance te.0"
Byrd -.reet are being placed along '-at
pa.- NJ D.. lr ~ -le Richmond and
Manchester street Railway Cong
all .a teH tays the work ot .as.l- r-e
track w.i becommelcei When tll- track
is finished .t H.ll be- q great convenience
90 fle company a- they VIII Dee able to
make better lime with -FOUR cars tA4n
flrV can n0w make with that number
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09

John Powell regent g. vs. Tyler.
secretary and u p Campbell treasurer
~ Elha Doulci. 80. 6O6 Roy4. Aro-nlm
have paid over i0 Mrs. Louisa II Fox.
widow 0t the late George : Fox the
sum OF g 900 the amount due her from
he order nn L.. iestA.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
CHtuBER OF COMMERCE.
\ Handsome Appropriation 10 the Corner
stone Fund.

stone Fund.
The Board of Directors of the Cham
her of Commerce met yesterday evening
Considerable routine work was trans
acted. and ihsf0llowing are the most inn
p0rfant items
An appropriation Of $3.50 vas made 60
,lo Lee corner stone celebration
The Board adopted 3 resolution of pro-
TEST against the removal OF the head
quarters ot Mr. Sol Haas from Richmond
,o Bait more
Mr. Haas is the wellkn0wn general
traffic manager 0f fhe Associated Rail
ways 0f Virginia and North Carolina
They also adopted a resolution in ref-
erence 90 the tariff u prices charged
Water-taker- This resolution has special
reference ,oohtaining fair and reasonable
rates for persons engaged in manrfar.
-rre.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
The Briber, In1--Iigation Begun

Concord. y 81 september s-rhe
inye-tigai.on .n,0 ,ae charges OF bribery
preferred 5y senator Sawyer against
Kirk d Pierce was begun iast night by
the committee appointed FOR that pur
pose
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09
OVER THE WIRES.
LATEST fyTELLICEycE BY KtST
NirHT> DI>PATCHES

bribery inNe'tigated The Chinese Conc...
'''n' Escape Of Prison.ers In. C.tho.
io Convention, and the Day'. Record At
Home and Abroad
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-09

Rcs ewing tAc entire fed there -
much reason for announcement All
over the city The battle cry has been
sounded aud the Democratic hosts are
prepared f0 move On the enemy works